Edward S. Curtis, born on February 19, 1868, in Whitewater, Wisconsin, was the son of Reverend Johnson Asahel Curtis and Ellen Sheriff. The family settled in Minnesota in 1874, where Curtis first ...

Edward S. Curtis, The North American Indian, Being a Series of Volumes Picturing and Describing the Indians of the United States, the Dominion of Canada, and Alaska, 20 vols. (Cambridge, Mass. [vols.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Those familiar with the photography of Edward S. Curtis know of his 30-year quest to visually document Native American tribes throughout the United States. A new exhibit offers a ...

In 1907, a Michigan librarian named Lulu Miller had a wild proposal. She wanted her library in Muskegon, then a bustling industrial port on the shores of Lake Michigan, to subscribe to a set of photos ...

It’s extremely rare to find negatives of Edward Sheriff Curtis, the iconic photographer of Native American life and the Old West. And that’s what makes Jim Graybill’s gift to Smithsonian's National ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Edward S. Curtis papers and ...

An important copy of one of the most significant American publications of all-time sold earlier this week when a 20-volume quarto set of The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952) ...

Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) left an enduring mark on the history of photography in his 20-volume life's work, The North American Indian. Between 1900 and 1930, Curtis traveled across the continent ...